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A trusted-proxy caller without `operator.read` could access assistant-media files and metadata that were otherwise inside allowed media roots.\n\nThe route still required successful gateway authentication and media-root checks. Severity is low.\n\n## Fix\n\nAssistant-media file and metadata requests now require `operator.read` on identity-bearing HTTP auth paths.\n\nFix commit:\n\n- `99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036`\n\n## Release\n\nFixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-25T23:45:49Z","modified":"2026-05-04T21:05:44Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:00.970271Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-41908","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a scope enforcement bypass vulnerability in the assistant-media route that allows trusted-proxy callers without operator.read scope to access protected assistant-media files and metadata. 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Attackers can bypass identity-bearing HTTP auth path scope validation to retrieve sensitive media content within allowed media roots.","status":"withdrawn","published":"2026-04-23T18:33:04Z","modified":"2026-05-05T16:11:40.140325Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.40888Z"},{"id":"GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2","title":"OpenClaw: Assistant media route missed scope enforcement for trusted-proxy authorization","description":"## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c 2026.4.20`\n- Patched version: `2026.4.20`\n\n## Impact\n\nThe Control UI assistant-media route authenticated trusted-proxy callers but did not enforce the declared operator scopes for identity-bearing HTTP auth paths. A trusted-proxy caller without `operator.read` could access assistant-media files and metadata that were otherwise inside allowed media roots.\n\nThe route still required successful gateway authentication and media-root checks. Severity is low.\n\n## Fix\n\nAssistant-media file and metadata requests now require `operator.read` on identity-bearing HTTP auth paths.\n\nFix commit:\n\n- `99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036`\n\n## Release\n\nFixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-25T23:45:49Z","modified":"2026-05-05T16:26:30.968716Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:56.981655Z"}]}}